Mirounga leonina was reported from 28 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 20 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 8 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Antarctic: Circumpolar in the Southern Hemisphere, Skeleton coast of Namibia around the Cape to Ilha Bazaruto in Mozambique. Polar, temperate.
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Table 1: Present in 20 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Amsterdam I. AMT native 1522
Antarctica Antarctica ATA native 1522
South America Argentina ARG native 1522
Oceania Australia AUS native 1522
Subantarctica Bouvet I. BVT native 1522
Subantarctica Crozet Is. CRZ native 1522
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 1522
South America Falkland Is. FLK native 1522
Subantarctica Heard McDon Is. HMD native 1522
Subantarctica Kerguelen Is. KGN native 1522
Subantarctica Macquarie Is. MCQ native 1522
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 1522
Subantarctica Prince Edward Is PEI native 1522
Subantarctica S. Georg. Sandw. SGS native 1394
Antarctica Scott I. SCI native 1522
Africa South Africa ZAF native 1522
Antarctica South Orkney Is. SOI native 1522
Antarctica South Shetland SSI native 1522
Africa St Helena SHN native 1522
Africa Tristan da Cunha TRC native 1522

Table 2: Possible in 8 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Brazil BRA stray 1522
South America Chile CHL stray 1522
Africa Mauritius MUS stray 1522
Africa Mozambique MOZ stray 1522
Africa Namibia NAM stray 1522
Asia Oman OMN stray 1522
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD stray 1522
South America Uruguay URY stray 1522

Table 4: Reported from 28 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Amsterdam I. AMT native 1522
Antarctica Antarctica ATA native 1522
South America Argentina ARG native 1522
Oceania Australia AUS native 1522
Subantarctica Bouvet I. BVT native 1522
South America Brazil BRA stray 1522
South America Chile CHL stray 1522
Subantarctica Crozet Is. CRZ native 1522
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 1522
South America Falkland Is. FLK native 1522
Subantarctica Heard McDon Is. HMD native 1522
Subantarctica Kerguelen Is. KGN native 1522
Subantarctica Macquarie Is. MCQ native 1522
Africa Mauritius MUS stray 1522
Africa Mozambique MOZ stray 1522
Africa Namibia NAM stray 1522
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 1522
Asia Oman OMN stray 1522
Subantarctica Prince Edward Is PEI native 1522
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD stray 1522
Subantarctica S. Georg. Sandw. SGS native 1394
Antarctica Scott I. SCI native 1522
Africa South Africa ZAF native 1522
Antarctica South Orkney Is. SOI native 1522
Antarctica South Shetland SSI native 1522
Africa St Helena SHN native 1522
Africa Tristan da Cunha TRC native 1522
South America Uruguay URY stray 1522
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